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Rise of the Robots
by Martin Ford • 2015
Productivity soars, wages stagnate, and education won't fix it. The real economics of automation.
3.96
10k+
Rise of the Robots Summary
Rise of the Robots 91%
Productivity soars, wages stagnate, and education won't fix it. The real economics of automation.
by Martin Ford 2015
3.96
10k+ ratings
The Future of Work
by Darrell M. West • 2018
Automation threatens half of all jobs. Our safety nets were designed for a different economy.
3.47
203
The Future of Work Summary
The Future of Work 91%
Automation threatens half of all jobs. Our safety nets were designed for a different economy.
by Darrell M. West 2018
3.47
203 ratings
A World Without Work
by Daniel Susskind • 2020
Past automation always created more jobs than it killed. The evidence that this time is different.
3.83
2k+
A World Without Work Summary
A World Without Work 91%
Past automation always created more jobs than it killed. The evidence that this time is different.
by Daniel Susskind 2020
3.83
2k+ ratings
INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION
by Pascal Bornet • 2020
A new tech suite automates knowledge work. The playbook for turning it into your advantage.
3.83
178
INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION Summary
INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION 90%
A new tech suite automates knowledge work. The playbook for turning it into your advantage.
by Pascal Bornet 2020
3.83
178 ratings
AI Superpowers
by Kai-Fu Lee • 2018
China and Silicon Valley are in an AI arms race. The first casualty: your job.
4.09
17k+
AI Superpowers Summary
AI Superpowers 90%
China and Silicon Valley are in an AI arms race. The first casualty: your job.
by Kai-Fu Lee 2018
4.09
17k+ ratings
Power and Progress
by Daron Acemoğlu • 2023
For a thousand years, technology served the powerful; the handful of exceptions hold the lesson.
3.94
2k+
Power and Progress Summary
Power and Progress 90%
For a thousand years, technology served the powerful; the handful of exceptions hold the lesson.
by Daron Acemoğlu 2023
3.94
2k+ ratings
The Technology Trap
by Carl Benedikt Frey • 2019
The telescope helps you see. The power loom takes your job. Which one is AI?
4.10
657
The Technology Trap Summary
The Technology Trap 90%
The telescope helps you see. The power loom takes your job. Which one is AI?
by Carl Benedikt Frey 2019
4.10
657 ratings
The Algorithm
by Hilke Schellmann • 2024
Why you should fear the algorithms that hire and fire: they're biased, unscientific, and watching.
3.84
429
The Algorithm Summary
The Algorithm 90%
Why you should fear the algorithms that hire and fire: they're biased, unscientific, and watching.
by Hilke Schellmann 2024
3.84
429 ratings
Average Is Over
by Tyler Cowen • 2013
The labor market is now a chess match: winning means teaming up with the machine.
3.64
2k+
Average Is Over Summary
Average Is Over 90%
The labor market is now a chess match: winning means teaming up with the machine.
by Tyler Cowen 2013
3.64
2k+ ratings
Prediction Machines
by Ajay Agrawal • 2018
AI is cheaper prediction. Treat it as a collapsing input cost and watch strategies tip.
3.86
4k+
Prediction Machines Summary
Prediction Machines 89%
AI is cheaper prediction. Treat it as a collapsing input cost and watch strategies tip.
by Ajay Agrawal 2018
3.86
4k+ ratings
The Second Machine Age
by Erik Brynjolfsson • 2014
Kodak employed 145,000. Instagram: 15. The economics that explains both, and what comes next.
3.91
12k+
The Second Machine Age Summary
The Second Machine Age 89%
Kodak employed 145,000. Instagram: 15. The economics that explains both, and what comes next.
by Erik Brynjolfsson 2014
3.91
12k+ ratings
Surviving AI
by Calum Chace • 2015
Superintelligence is coming. It could be the greatest thing or the last thing we ever build.
3.88
608
Surviving AI Summary
Surviving AI 89%
Superintelligence is coming. It could be the greatest thing or the last thing we ever build.
by Calum Chace 2015
3.88
608 ratings
What To Do When Machines Do Everything
by Malcolm Frank • 2017
12% of jobs vanish, 75% transform. AI's future is a build-out, not a takeover.
3.56
509
What To Do When Machines Do Everything Summary
What To Do When Machines Do Everything 89%
12% of jobs vanish, 75% transform. AI's future is a build-out, not a takeover.
by Malcolm Frank 2017
3.56
509 ratings
The Future of the Professions
by Richard Susskind • 2015
The professions were built on a trade: exclusive knowledge for public trust. That trade is ending.
3.64
1k+
The Future of the Professions Summary
The Future of the Professions 89%
The professions were built on a trade: exclusive knowledge for public trust. That trade is ending.
by Richard Susskind 2015
3.64
1k+ ratings
AI 2041
by Kai-Fu Lee • 2021
Ten stories set in 2041 where AI heals, wages war, and makes truth unprovable.
3.83
6k+
AI 2041 Summary
AI 2041 89%
Ten stories set in 2041 where AI heals, wages war, and makes truth unprovable.
by Kai-Fu Lee 2021
3.83
6k+ ratings
The Fourth Industrial Revolution
by Klaus Schwab • 2016
Physical, digital, and biological tech are merging. Jobs, governments, and selves will be rewritten.
3.56
5k+
The Fourth Industrial Revolution Summary
The Fourth Industrial Revolution 89%
Physical, digital, and biological tech are merging. Jobs, governments, and selves will be rewritten.
by Klaus Schwab 2016
3.56
5k+ ratings
Agentic Artificial Intelligence
by Pascal Bornet • 2025
Generative AI answers. Agentic AI acts. The gap between them is where business will be remade.
3.91
375
Agentic Artificial Intelligence Summary
Agentic Artificial Intelligence 89%
Generative AI answers. Agentic AI acts. The gap between them is where business will be remade.
by Pascal Bornet 2025
3.91
375 ratings
Machines of Loving Grace
by John Markoff • 2015
Silicon Valley split between replacing humans and upgrading them. The fight isn't over.
3.67
627
Machines of Loving Grace Summary
Machines of Loving Grace 89%
Silicon Valley split between replacing humans and upgrading them. The fight isn't over.
by John Markoff 2015
3.67
627 ratings
The Robots Are Coming!
by Andrés Oppenheimer • 2018
Factory workers lost their jobs to robots last decade. This decade, it's lawyers and accountants.
4.19
3k+
The Robots Are Coming! Summary
The Robots Are Coming! 89%
Factory workers lost their jobs to robots last decade. This decade, it's lawyers and accountants.
by Andrés Oppenheimer 2018
4.19
3k+ ratings
The Glass Cage
by Nicholas Carr • 2014
The more machines take over, the less we can do ourselves: automation's hidden trade-off.
3.75
2k+
The Glass Cage Summary
The Glass Cage 88%
The more machines take over, the less we can do ourselves: automation's hidden trade-off.
by Nicholas Carr 2014
3.75
2k+ ratings
A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence
by Michael Wooldridge • 2021
AI has overpromised for decades. Deep learning is different, but not how most think.
3.87
555
A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence Summary
A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence 88%
AI has overpromised for decades. Deep learning is different, but not how most think.
by Michael Wooldridge 2021
3.87
555 ratings
Architects of Intelligence
by Martin Ford • 2018
AI's builders say the real crisis isn't superintelligence but a labor market already fracturing.
4.07
667
Architects of Intelligence Summary
Architects of Intelligence 88%
AI's builders say the real crisis isn't superintelligence but a labor market already fracturing.
by Martin Ford 2018
4.07
667 ratings
The Eye of the Master
by Matteo Pasquinelli • 2023
AI was never about thinking machines. It was built to measure, rank, and control workers.
4.06
292
The Eye of the Master Summary
The Eye of the Master 88%
AI was never about thinking machines. It was built to measure, rank, and control workers.
by Matteo Pasquinelli 2023
4.06
292 ratings
Automate This
by Christopher Steiner • 2012
Algorithms took Wall Street. Now they compose music, allocate kidneys, and profile personalities.
3.82
4k+
Automate This Summary
Automate This 88%
Algorithms took Wall Street. Now they compose music, allocate kidneys, and profile personalities.
by Christopher Steiner 2012
3.82
4k+ ratings
Superagency
by Reid Hoffman • 2025
AI multiplies human agency. That power will concentrate or spread. The choice is ours.
3.33
1k+
Superagency Summary
Superagency 88%
AI multiplies human agency. That power will concentrate or spread. The choice is ours.
by Reid Hoffman 2025
3.33
1k+ ratings
The AI Con
by Emily M. Bender • 2025
ChatGPT isn't thinking, the doom-sayers aren't helping, and the real AI harms are already here.
3.69
2k+
The AI Con Summary
The AI Con 88%
ChatGPT isn't thinking, the doom-sayers aren't helping, and the real AI harms are already here.
by Emily M. Bender 2025
3.69
2k+ ratings
Impromptu
by Reid Hoffman • 2023
AI won't replace you. But someone using it will. The solo thinker era is ending.
3.77
782
Impromptu Summary
Impromptu 88%
AI won't replace you. But someone using it will. The solo thinker era is ending.
by Reid Hoffman 2023
3.77
782 ratings
Inventing the Future
by Nick Srnicek • 2015
Small protests fail. The left needs automation, a guaranteed wage, and a long-term vision.
3.97
3k+
Inventing the Future Summary
Inventing the Future 88%
Small protests fail. The left needs automation, a guaranteed wage, and a long-term vision.
by Nick Srnicek 2015
3.97
3k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
by Lasse Rouhiainen • 2018
An AI 101: the tech, the jobs at risk, and the one skill machines can't touch.
3.92
314
Artificial Intelligence Summary
Artificial Intelligence 88%
An AI 101: the tech, the jobs at risk, and the one skill machines can't touch.
by Lasse Rouhiainen 2018
3.92
314 ratings
Co-Intelligence
by Ethan Mollick • 2024
AI is an intern that never sleeps and sometimes lies. Managing it means rewriting the rules.
3.93
17k+
Co-Intelligence Summary
Co-Intelligence 88%
AI is an intern that never sleeps and sometimes lies. Managing it means rewriting the rules.
by Ethan Mollick 2024
3.93
17k+ ratings
Human + Machine
by Paul R. Daugherty • 2018
AI won't replace workers. The real value is in the space where humans and machines collaborate.
3.62
990
Human + Machine Summary
Human + Machine 88%
AI won't replace workers. The real value is in the space where humans and machines collaborate.
by Paul R. Daugherty 2018
3.62
990 ratings
The Industries of the Future
by Alec J. Ross • 2016
Robotics, genomics, code, and cyberwar: the next economy's winners and losers, mapped.
3.96
8k+
The Industries of the Future Summary
The Industries of the Future 88%
Robotics, genomics, code, and cyberwar: the next economy's winners and losers, mapped.
by Alec J. Ross 2016
3.96
8k+ ratings
WTF?
by Tim O'Reilly • 2017
The economy is now an algorithm, and nobody wrote human well-being into its code.
4.08
2k+
WTF? Summary
WTF? 88%
The economy is now an algorithm, and nobody wrote human well-being into its code.
by Tim O'Reilly 2017
4.08
2k+ ratings
Private Government
by Elizabeth S. Anderson • 2017
The workplace is an authoritarian state that most economic thought pretends does not exist.
3.94
856
Private Government Summary
Private Government 88%
The workplace is an authoritarian state that most economic thought pretends does not exist.
by Elizabeth S. Anderson 2017
3.94
856 ratings
How To Think About AI
by Richard Susskind • 2025
AI will match us by 2035. Our thinking hasn't caught up. The mental tools you need.
3.85
434
How To Think About AI Summary
How To Think About AI 88%
AI will match us by 2035. Our thinking hasn't caught up. The mental tools you need.
by Richard Susskind 2025
3.85
434 ratings
Fully Automated Luxury Communism
by Aaron Bastani • 2018
Technology is ending scarcity. The real question is who gets to own the abundance.
3.68
3k+
Fully Automated Luxury Communism Summary
Fully Automated Luxury Communism 88%
Technology is ending scarcity. The real question is who gets to own the abundance.
by Aaron Bastani 2018
3.68
3k+ ratings
The Mind's Mirror
by Daniela Rus • 2024
AI extends every human capability, including the worst of us. A framework for the double edge.
3.59
110
The Mind's Mirror Summary
The Mind's Mirror 88%
AI extends every human capability, including the worst of us. A framework for the double edge.
by Daniela Rus 2024
3.59
110 ratings
Behind the Screen
by Sarah T. Roberts • 2019
The open internet is a myth: a hidden workforce decides what you see, for a hidden price.
3.65
168
Behind the Screen Summary
Behind the Screen 88%
The open internet is a myth: a hidden workforce decides what you see, for a hidden price.
by Sarah T. Roberts 2019
3.65
168 ratings
12 Bytes
by Jeanette Winterson • 2021
AI has a history: female, literary, and older than electricity. A novelist connects the dots.
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2k+
12 Bytes Summary
12 Bytes 88%
AI has a history: female, literary, and older than electricity. A novelist connects the dots.
by Jeanette Winterson 2021
3.90
2k+ ratings
Radical Technologies
by Adam Greenfield • 2017
Eight technologies that run your day: the invisible tradeoffs reshaping power, work, and identity.
4.02
1k+
Radical Technologies Summary
Radical Technologies 88%
Eight technologies that run your day: the invisible tradeoffs reshaping power, work, and identity.
by Adam Greenfield 2017
4.02
1k+ ratings
Futureproof
by Kevin Roose • 2021
Three traits make you AI-proof. Building them is a practice, not a talent.
3.94
2k+
Futureproof Summary
Futureproof 88%
Three traits make you AI-proof. Building them is a practice, not a talent.
by Kevin Roose 2021
3.94
2k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
by Neil Wilkins • 2019
The AI taking your job tomorrow does not exist. The fear is manufactured for profit.
3.18
17
Artificial Intelligence Summary
Artificial Intelligence 88%
The AI taking your job tomorrow does not exist. The fear is manufactured for profit.
by Neil Wilkins 2019
3.18
17 ratings
Artificial Intelligence Basics
by Tom Taulli • 2019
AI without the math: what machine learning does and where automation fits in your business.
3.50
210
Artificial Intelligence Basics Summary
Artificial Intelligence Basics 88%
AI without the math: what machine learning does and where automation fits in your business.
by Tom Taulli 2019
3.50
210 ratings
The Last Economy
by Emad Mostaque • 2025
When intelligence costs almost nothing, our economic dashboards register disaster, not abundance.
4.26
304
The Last Economy Summary
The Last Economy 88%
When intelligence costs almost nothing, our economic dashboards register disaster, not abundance.
by Emad Mostaque 2025
4.26
304 ratings
Hello World
by Hannah Fry • 2018
When algorithms police, diagnose, and drive, blind trust becomes the real danger.
4.11
12k+
Hello World Summary
Hello World 88%
When algorithms police, diagnose, and drive, blind trust becomes the real danger.
by Hannah Fry 2018
4.11
12k+ ratings
Press Reset
by Jason Schreier • 2021
Why game developers lose their jobs after shipping hit games, and who profits.
4.05
8k+
Press Reset Summary
Press Reset 88%
Why game developers lose their jobs after shipping hit games, and who profits.
by Jason Schreier 2021
4.05
8k+ ratings
System Error
by Rob Reich • 2021
Tech companies optimized for growth and broke democracy. The cure is political, not digital.
3.82
608
System Error Summary
System Error 88%
Tech companies optimized for growth and broke democracy. The cure is political, not digital.
by Rob Reich 2021
3.82
608 ratings
The Coming Wave
by Mustafa Suleyman • 2023
AI and biotech are coming. They can't be stopped. They can't be contained. Catastrophe or dystopia?
3.80
15k+
The Coming Wave Summary
The Coming Wave 88%
AI and biotech are coming. They can't be stopped. They can't be contained. Catastrophe or dystopia?
by Mustafa Suleyman 2023
3.80
15k+ ratings
The Fourth Age
by Byron Reese • 2018
Three technologies made humanity. The fourth could unmake the boundary between human and machine.
4.01
1k+
The Fourth Age Summary
The Fourth Age 88%
Three technologies made humanity. The fourth could unmake the boundary between human and machine.
by Byron Reese 2018
4.01
1k+ ratings
Open to Work
by Ryan Roslansky • 2026
The threat isn't robots. It's the competitor who adopted AI. A 90-day playbook.
3.47
308
Open to Work Summary
Open to Work 88%
The threat isn't robots. It's the competitor who adopted AI. A 90-day playbook.
by Ryan Roslansky 2026
3.47
308 ratings
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